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DIY Summer Fun Ideas for Kids

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May 28, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Summer

Eliminate boredom with these DIY Summer Fun Ideas for Kids!

DIY Summer Fun Ideas for Kids

When the last school bell rings and the kids enjoy long hot days home, mom’s creativity must come in. Often in our home we create a “bucket list” of fun with ideas of what we want to accomplish this summer. Pairing this with a calendar makes you organized or you might be like me where you just go with the flow and take it take by day. Whatever your style, take a look at some of these creative DIY Summer Fun Ideas for Kids. These ideas incorporate easy backyard ideas for your family – no need to leave home!

Before you get started, make sure you look at our No Bummer Summer Summer Boredom Busters Set. This set includes indoor and outdoor games for rainy and sunny days. Perfect for large and small groups. Enjoy a Stay at Home Vacation Stay-cation bundle and two creative summer bucket lists to form new family traditions and memories. Twenty-two pages of a fun summer printables.

Twenty-Two Page No Bummer Summer Set

DIY Summer Fun Ideas for Kids

1) Create a Homemade Water Blob or Water Bed from Feel in Crafty. I like the tutorial from Homeade Toast.

2.) Make your own Constellation Flashlight from Paging Superman.

3.) Get artsy – Make a Squirt Gun Water Painting from Fire Flies and Mud Pies.

4.) Make Sand Pudding from Food Family Finds

5.) Get messy! Take a classic board game and have fun with Shaving Cream Twister as seen on Pinterest.

6.) Create your own game with Backyard Ker Plunk from All Parenting

7.) Need a bucket list, make your own or Grab a F REE Summer Bucket List on Frugal Coupon Living or grab a FREE Summer Bucket List Printable from Yellow Bliss Road.

8.) Discover something new with Ice Cavating on Frugal Coupon Living.

9.) Capture fairies in a jar with this DIY Glow in the Dark Mason Jar Tutorial from From Panka With Love.

10.) Paint with salt in this Salt Painting Tutorial from Meri Cherry. It’s really fun to see how the paint bleeds into the salt – creative and fascinating!

11.) Make your own Sleepover Tents from Lindsay and Andrew.

12.) Have a night swim with Glow Sticks in a Pool with this idea found online!

13.) Make your own paint with this Rainbow Sidewalk Chalk Paint tutorial on Learn, Play and Imagine.

14.) Make your own Tin Can Lanterns on Grow Creative.

15.) Make your own Ocean Water with this recipe on Frugal Coupon Living.

16.) Make Snake Bubbles or Kiddle Bubble Snake Creatures with this tutorial on Two Daloo.

17.) Make your own Glitter Slime from 36th Avenue.

18.) Easy to make Soap Clouds and so fun to play with! See our Best Bites for Tutorial.

19.) Paint with bubbles in this Water Color Bubble Art tutorial on My Cakies.

20.) DIY Night Bowling on Growing a Jeweled Rose.

21.) Make Colored Rice from Frugal Coupon Living – fun, sensory play for kids. We love playing with our cars and minatures a bucket!

22.) DIY Water Slide using a tarpe. We found the LDSym has a great tutorial.

23.) Make your own Backyard Movie Theater from Not Just a Housewife.

24.) Remember these? Take the kids back to your years off youth and make these DIY Coffee Can Stilts from Teach Mama.

25.) We love our six awesome ways to do water play, make your own Water Bag Pinata from Frugal Coupon Living.

26.) DIY Sponge Balls from Inner Child Fun – this is great for a back yard toss or homemade game. Add some water and soap and get ready to get wet!

27.) Make your own Tie Dye Swimsuit Cover from Adventures of a Middle Sister.

28.) Skip the color run and make your own. Host a backyard color fight with this DIY Color Powder Tutorial on Dukes nad Duchesses.

29.) Meet me at the car wash! Make your own Backyard Car Wash for your toy bikes on Design Mom. Maybe it’s a good excuse for skipping a bath night and sudzing the kids up!

30.) Who would have though!??! We love this last idea, make your own Glow in the Dark Sand from Growing a Jeweled Rose.

31) Twist your S’mores with these Campfire Cones on Frugal Coupon Living.

Take a look at this homemade Play-doh Recipe from Frugal Coupon Living!

No more moans of “I’m bored mom” when you prepare for your summer with these Summer Boredom Busters and Activities for Kids! Pin to Pinterest.

Take a look at these Beach Tips and Tricks on Frugal Coupon Living. Pin to Pinterest.

We love these Summer Bucket List for Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Also look at these Popsicle Recipes, perfect for summer! Pin to Pinterset.

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Summer Boredom Busters

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May 28, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Summer

No more moans of “I’m bored mom” when you prepare for your summer with these Summer Boredom Busters and Activities for Kids!

Summer Boredom Busters

How does your summer look? Are your kids at camp daily from 8 to 5, do you tend to travel a lot, or are the kids home and mom is often trying to fill her schedule with activities. We came up with some of the most creative Summer Boredom Busters for mom and the kids. Consider putting a new idea on the calendar every week day for the next 4 weeks. Hopefully these creative ideas will also lead you to more craft adventures, ideas of other ways you can have fun outside or requests of “mom, can we do that again?”

Enjoy your summer!

Twenty-Two Page No Bummer Summer Set

Summer Boredom Busters

This is a pretty cool and unique craft. For a former teacher that has seen a lot, I have not seen this one. Colorful Zentangle Art: an Easy Aluminum Foil Kids Project! | Lets Lasso the Moon

Catch the sun with these tissue paper suncatchers craft! | Kids Craft Room

Get crafty! Create a town and roadway with sidewalk chalk! | B-Inspired Mama

Build a Nerf Play Zone. Enough Said. | Toddler Approved

These lightning bugs are super cute and easy to make with leftover plastic Easter eggs. | Joanns

Boys will be boys and this is the perfect summer boredom buster! Muddy Trucks and Car Wash. | Busy Toddler

Make giant bubbles – much easier than you think! | Lindsay and Andrew

Get crafty and creative – DIY Birdfeeder from an Orange! | Made with Happy

Head to the garage and pick up some nuts and bolts for this Robot Play Dough activity. | Fantastic Fun and Learning

We are off to the races, the Soap Boat Races! | I Heart Naptime

Go on a color scavenger hunt! | I Heart Crafty Things

Grab some yarn and work on some finger knitting! This tutorial is great for beginners. We did this recently and found some colorful yarn patterns on Amazon. | Happy Homeschool Nest

Also get creative with this cardboard roll snake knitting tutorial. | Repeat Crafter Me

Your yarn can turn into craft stick yarn dolls. We thought these mini googly eyes were cute too! | Happy Hooligans

Turn your collection of sea shells into a windchime! | Indulgy

Upcycle your paper plates and toilet paper rolls and make these cute colorful paper plate dinosaurs. Note: These Do A Dot Art Markers were perfect for my kids growing up. | Toddler Approved

Go for a walk and have an ABC Scanvenger Hunt! We love this cut out paper plate. | A Girl and a Glue Gun

Create a boat race with a pool noodle, pencil and duct tape! | See Vanessa Craft

Getting ready to enjoy some time outside. Enjoy these Fun Summer Ideas for Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Also get ready for some warmer days with this Summer Bucket List – Pin to Pinterest.

Don’t forget Spring Break with these 20 Creative Ways to Enjoy a Spring Break Staycation. Pin to Pinterest.

Visual Summer Bucket List for Kids

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May 28, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Online Shopping, Pinterest, Seasonal, Social Media, Summer

Need some inspiration to keep the kids busy this summer? Check out our Visual Summer Bucket List for Kids on Frugal Coupon Living! Creative ideas and crafts for endless fun while school is out and tons of bucket list items to check off!

Visual Summer Bucket List for Kids

The days are getting warmer, kids are getting restless, and everyone is ready for that last school bell to ring! I’ve searched the internet high and low for some of the best summer bucket list ideas for kids, and I’ve put together my favorite finds. From rainy day fun to getting outdoors in the sun, take a look at this Visual Summer Kids Bucket List this school break! These bucket list items will get everyone excited for the summer days ahead. Enjoy!

How do I make a summer bucket list?

There are tons of different ways to create a summer bucket list! First, make a note of all the different kinds of activities you want to do. Then, you might want to consider making a calendar to organize your kids bucket list items. We had a friend list all her summer bucket list ideas on a calendar with one bucket list activity per day. Alternatively, you can create a list on a dry erase board or a long sheet of paper and cross off your ideas as you get them done. You could even just keep a rough list in a journal and cross off ideas or add more throughout the summer. The kids are in for a memorable summer with these summer bucket list ideas!

How do you make a cute summer bucket list?

Get artistic with it! Wherever you write your summer bucket list down, make it cuter with little drawings and fun colors for each of the activities. Making your summer bucket list look nice will make you want to save it to cherish the memories you made. This is a great activity for the more creative and artistic kids. You could use glitter, paint, stickers, or any other art supplies to create a cute summer bucket list.

Crazy Summer Bucket List Ideas

Before you check out these crazy Summer Bucket List ideas, save these posts for even more inspiration!

Family Bucket List Printables (bucket list templates for summer and every season!)
Summer Bucket List for Kids Printable
Scavenger Hunts for Kids Printables
Beach Tips and Tricks
DIY Summer Fun Ideas for Kids
Summer Boredom Busters and Activities for Kids

Be sure to keep your kids happy and entertained with these No Bummer Summer Bundle. Twenty tree pages of ideas for the kids including our Stay at Home Vacation Stay-cation Bundle, indoor and outdoor games (for rainy and sunny days), and two amazingly fun summer bucket lists!

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Summer Bucket List Images

Have fun with Watercolor Pastels and draw a DIY Tattoo for summer. Source Unknown.

Turn into a Human Bubble like One Charming Bubble. We think this idea is so fun, and you could even make your own bubbles as an added activity!

Color the Entire Driveway in Sidewalk Chalk. This is always a fantastic idea when the weather is warm and there’s no rain in the forecast. Kids can get super creative, and even you can get out there and contribute some art if you’re up for it!

Incorporate some science with these 5 Minute Science Experiments for Kids or Glow in the Dark Volcano!

Make a Water Blob like this tutorial on Fabulessly Frugal. I had friends make this and the kids absolutely loved it. It’s a one and done type of craft, but you may be able to get a few uses out of it through the week to extend your summer bucket list fun.

Use a pizza box to make your own Solar Oven like this idea from I can Teach My Child. We suggest you take a look at our s’more recipes and give some a try inside your homemade oven. You can bake cookies in these if the sun is hot enough!

Take it to the beach with this Beach Scavenger Hunt on Frugal Coupon Living. Take a look at how we created this idea using a beach bucket!

Make your own Flower Crown from Fireflies and Mud Pies. I always wondered how to properly do this! I loved them when I was a kid but my technique was poor. These ones look downright professional!

Fill a truck or trampoline with pillows and blankets and have an outdoor campout under the stars! Source and Source

Try a game of Water Bag Pinata from Frugal Coupon Living. This one’s been super popular — who wouldn’t love some fun in the sun with a water game?

Turn Water Balloons into Canvas Art from Lasso the Moon. This is a great way to get messy and create some art while you’re at it. Make sure to give the kids a good shower afterwards!

Get messy! Take a classic board game and have fun with Shaving Cream Twister as seen on Pinterest. I would love to see an after photo of this game!

Build an Air Fort like this idea from Mom Trusted. It creates the perfect little hideaway. So fun!

Go Night Bowling with this idea from Growing a Jeweled Rose. And yes, it’s okay to extend the kids’ bedtime — it’s summer, after all!

Host a Backyard Movie Night like Ellie Petrov. We did this at a friend’s home. We brought over boxes of candy, she popped popcorn and it was such a fun memorable event!

Toss Glow Sticks Into the Pool. This looks so cool and is perfect for a night swim! Source Unknown.

Make the ultimate outdoor tent with two trucks and a tarp! Idea on LOL Pics.

Try another kind of chalk! Make this Frozen Popsicle Chalk for your ultimate masterpiece found on Reading Confetti.

Get crafty! Try your hand at these Homemade Tin Wind Chimes from Hands On As We Grow. I love that it lasts so much longer than one day!

Make this Waterfall Water Wall from Playing by the Book. This might take some effort but it looks like a fun project for a summer bucket list regardless!

On a rainy day, Make Abstract Window Art from And Next Comes L. You could probably google some abstract artists for inspiration and make an art lesson out of it!

Make a PVC Sprinkler like this idea from Make Zine. I think dad might have to get involved in the construction, but it’ll make your yard the hot spot of the neighborhood this summer — or should I say cool spot!

Weave with the Kids. This is a really nice tutorial on Artbar Blog. We worked on some of these recently and the kids had a great time making them!

No more moans of “I’m bored mom” when you prepare for your summer with these Summer Boredom Busters and Activities for Kids! Pin to Pinterest.

Also check out these DIY Summer Fun Ideas for Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Add this to your list of summer time fun – Raging Good Time Kids Glow in the Dark Party Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Take a look at these Beach Tips and Tricks on Frugal Coupon Living. Pin to Pinterest.

Don’t forget Spring Break with these 20 Creative Ways to Enjoy a Spring Break Staycation. Pin to Pinterest.

Kitchen Gadgets You Need in Your Life

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May 28, 2021 by FCL Filed Under: Amazon, Online Shopping

I’m always looking for new items to use in my kitchen to make life easier. So, we’ve rounded up some kitchen gadgets that you need now!

Are your food storage containers always missing lids? Keep all the lids in one place with this StoraLid Food Container Lid Organizer. There are spots for different size lids, which is awesome. I definitely need this in my kitchen!

Eggs make for a filling breakfast, and you can cook them easily with the Dash Rapid Egg Cooker. You can use this to make hard boiled eggs, poached eggs, scrambled eggs, or omelets. And, there’s an auto shutoff feature that ensures your eggs won’t be overcooked.

This 8-in-1 Kitchen Tool Set is awesome because it has 8 gadgets like a juicer, shredder and can opener. And, you can keep them in the bottle they come with so they take up no space to store!

If you use stick butter, this Butter Spreader is a must-have. This will slide through the butter rather than cutting off chunks with regular knives.

It’s watermelon season! You can easily cut your watermelon into pieces with this Stainless Steel Watermelon Slicer. And, you’ll get a melon baller, too!

Keep your eyes from watering when you cut onions when you use this Vegetable Chopper Pro. I love that this chops onions – and other veggies – right into the container. No mess and no watering eyes!

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